5 ways to simultaneously improve living standards and limit global warming

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Over the past quarter of a century, advances in technology and living standards have enabled more than a billion people to lift themselves out of poverty.

Many more are expected to experience improved lifestyles in the coming decades as emerging economies grow and the global population increases to nearly 10 billion by 2050.

While economic growth reduces poverty, it also increases the consumption of everyday items ranging from toothbrushes to building materials.

To keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, we need to find new ways to produce these goods, many of which have been built on the back of fossil fuels.

Here are five surprising ways to increase living standards sustainably.